The classic book on vietnam and a must have, an epic and passionate account of the highs and lows of the war seen through the eyes of a young us officer. If you read just one account of the war then this is it. The animal called pow museum exhibit vietnam veterans. Two of the classic nonfiction books on the vietnam war appeared near its end. Uncovering the secret history of nixonera strategy 2004 jeffrey kimball 959. The ambient truth of vietnam war legendry, part i john baky, director, connelly library, lasalle university. This lavishly illustrated largeformat book from frequent collaborators ward and burns the roosevelts serves as the companion. It sometimes seems as though the only stories you hear about vietnam war pows are those involving american pilots who were shot down over north vietnam and held prisoner in the infamous hanoi hilton. There is virtually no new history here, however, and a number of the personal stories included here can be readily found in memoirs and other books, including those of vietnam war veteran writers. The vietnam literature has no escape hatchesfew moments of romance, virtually no comic relief, and scant emphasis on comingofage energy even where that is relevant. It is also the longest major work on the vietnam war vietnam. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. A sweeping, richly illustrated narrative of a conflict fast retreating in memory, one that noted documentarian burns calls a lamentable chapter in history. Ward introduction by ken burns and lynn novick illustrated.
We feel no guilt about those wars, and earlier war literature deals with a history to which we have no direct connection. Another acclaimed filmmaker, ken burns, will also be signing copies of his book, the vietnam war. Both book signings take place immediately after a screening of burns movie the vietnam war, which is being shown at 9. As they have done in numerous collaborations the roosevelts. In his 1972 book papers on the war, ellsberg used them as a basis for his recollections about pentagon analysis and how it was used, and misused. An intimate history wow just wow, so much to digest the long and violent historical trauma that was vietnam. Just a complete and utter waste of human life, the sadness of families losses both sides american and vietnamese. Armys military history institute, in middlesex, pennsylvania, has placed some useful material in its army heritage collection online. A television history, to accompany the books release. From the awardwinning historian and filmmakers of the civil war, baseball, the war, the roosevelts, and others. It caused controversy among veterans of the war when it was revealed that he had never been missing from his unit as claimed in the book. Ward and ken burns book summary readtrepreneur disclaimer. Ward covers all the major milestones of the war from the gulf of tonkin and the tet offensive to hamburger hill and the fall of saigon, offering a compelling and fresh account of the long and brutal conflict that reunited vietnam while dividing the u. Ward, historian and screenwriter, wrote the script for the vietnam war series and is the author of nineteen books, including a firstclass temperament.
His research took him to the stunning conclusion that vietnam was the first war in which men lied about committing war crimes they did not in fact commit. Australian vietnam war books australian army battalion rar histories, australian navy and raaf unit histories vietnam war history books. A television history, the 1983 series from american experience, clocked in. In mid1968 luce returned to south vietnam, this time funded by the world council of churches to ostensibly write a report dealing with reconstruction of vietnam after the war, which some in 1968 apparently thought would end sooner than it did. The emergence of franklin roosevelt, which won the national book critics circle award and the francis parkman prize, and was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. The operation was carried out in the western part of leatherneck square near con thien, lasting from 16 july to 31 october 1967. Hi, im jason aaron, writer of the other side, a new miniseries from vertigo about the vietnam war, and im here to enlighten you on some of the highlights and lowlights of that wars portrayal in comic book form. An outstanding operational history of three indochina warsthe french, 194654, the american, 196472, and the vietnamese, 197375this is also a presentation of the orthodox u. Operation kingfisher was a us marine corps operation that took place during the vietnam war. With this book geoffrey ward and ken burns have presented a very balanced account of americas vietnam war, but it is much more than that. All the sleazy politics the enraged political protests all the big wigs top brass stories.
Ward and ken burns have crafted a fresh and insightful account of the long and brutal conflict that reunited vietnam while. Eyeopening powerful in its own right in their new intimate yet capacious history, the awardwinning, audienceenthralling duo of historian and screenwriter ward and documentarian extraordinaire burns investigate the complex, divisive, and tragic vietnam war from a unique plurality of perspectives this is a vivid, affecting, definitive. With the anniversary of the fall of south vietnam to the communist north on april 30, 1975, veterans of that war, those who lived through the era. Welcome to alpha historys selection of vietnam war books. Nothing, certainly not our film or book, can make the tragedy of the vietnam war all right. An intimate history is an impressivelooking book, with a vast array of photos that accompanies a look back at the long and complicated war. Purchasing these books through the book depository is a great way for you to save money, while supporting alpha history. The vietnam war has scarred, transformed and inspired countless writers and art practitioners. An intimate history tells once again the painful tale of.
The companion volume to burns vietnam war documentary series on pbs, the book stands alone as a powerful summary of the whole conflict. Ward, author, ken burns, author, ken burns, read by, read by burns with tom hanks, josh lucas and rebecca holtz. Ward and ken burns have crafted a fresh and insightful account of the long and brutal conflict that reunited vietnam while dividing the united states as nothing else had since the civil war. Three are novels, two of which were written by vietnam war veterans. As before, ward has written a weighty companion book to the series. There has been a large increase in interest for battalion unit regimental history books of australian military involvement in the vietnam war. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. More than forty years after it ended, the vietnam war continues to haunt our country. During the four years following passage of the tonkin gulf resolution aug. These 10 books, in addition to the ones below, were recommended. He has written or cowritten many documentary films, including the war. An intimate history hardcover,from the awardwinning historian and filmmakers the civil war, baseball, the war, the roosevelts. From the awardwinning historian and filmmakers of the civil war. The pattern of official lies was there for all to see.
Wehrle page images at hathitrust personalities of the liberation movement of south vietnam 1965, by u. While the list of books about this conflict includes hundreds of enlightening works, we pick ten of the best texts offering illuminating perspectives on the war, its context and the effects it had on vietnam. An englishman in the vietnam war 1st by abraham, tom isbn. Vietnam battalion rar unit history books vietnam war books. All our physical stores and our online store are temporarily closed. The virtual vietnam archive of the vietnam project, at texas tech university, has placed online the full texts of a huge quantity of documents and other materials relating to the vietnam war. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The civil war, baseball, the war, the roosevelts, and others. Committee to aid the national liberation front of south vietnam multiple formats at. More than forty years have passed since the end of the vietnam war, but its memory continues to loom large in the national psyche. An intimate history and millions of other books are available for instant access. The cage 2002 is a book by tom abraham about his time spent serving in the united states army in vietnam and thereafter. Bibliography of the vietnam war clemson university.
The following texts are used and recommended by alpha history authors. Readers weighed in on the best books about the vietnam war. Unfortunately, the companion book suffers from the same bias we saw in the television series. His book had its origins when he began collecting war crime stories that seemed just too hard to believe. Not knowing me, people often attribute to the vietnam war my startling array of grotesque facial tics, simian wheezes, and tedious prony\ts about the literary aethestics of the sucking chest wound.